Is Kuwait safe in 2026?
Kuwait scores 85.1/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from political stability, internet freedom, natural disasters. The score has been stable for 10 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 85.1/100).
85.1 /100very safe
30-day trend
Kuwait's score changed by +0.1 over the last 22 days (85.1 → 85.1) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
1.5/34.1 safety points.
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- Local strikes
- 1.5 pts
These values can overlap and are not added together.
Nuclear threats & incidents
Nuclear index: 1.0/100. Does not affect the Safety Index.
Our index tracks nuclear weapons development, tests, radiation incidents and threats to use nuclear weapons. It also includes explicitly threatened countries. This is our own index, not a probability of nuclear war.
Official travel advisory
3 Reconsider Travel
The U.S. State Department places Kuwait at Level 3 — Reconsider Travel citing armed conflict, crime and landmines. Our live index reads 85.1/100. That advisory was last revised Jun 28, 2026, 110 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Jun 28, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- US approves over $2bn in weapons sales to Egypt, Kuwait and UAE
- Kuwait strips 415 more of citizenship as crackdown continues: What to know
- Iran strikes back against latest US attacks
- Kuwait army says air defences responding to attacks
- Kuwait's LNG imports climb to highest level since start of Iran war
- Kuwait orders Iranian school shut: education ministry source
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 85.1/100 (generated )
No fresh events and stable recent performance support an unchanged outlook.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Kuwait |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 85.1 | — | |
| Bahrain | 81.0 | −4.1 | |
| Iraq | 67.7 | −17.4 | |
| Qatar | 80.9 | −4.2 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 67.9 | −17.2 | |
| Iran | 42.0 | −43.1 |